Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 8 19
TV 67 470 535
OS 0 6 6
BE 0 3 4
NH 0 0 0
SS 3 11 11
CH 2 9 9
NG 0 0 0
RS 5 24 27
BW 0 0 0
RT 1 21 28
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 1 1
ML 0 1 1
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 0 0
UB 0 0 0
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 0
Total: 78 554 641
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Ralph Geuder, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart, Sue Ricciardi
Weather:
Variably cloudy; 31-48 degrees; some haze; winds calm at first, becoming
southwesterly 4-9 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
7 Red-throated Loons; 40 Bonaparte's Gulls
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()
Site Description:
Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best winds are from the southwest.
BV Black Vulture; TV Turkey Vulture; OS Osprey; SK Swallow-tailed Kite; MK
Mississippi Kite; BE Bald Eagle; NH Northern Harrier; SS Sharp-shinned Hawk; CH
Cooper's Hawk; NG Northern Goshawk; RS Red-shouldered Hawk; BW Broad-winged
Hawk; RT Red-tailed Hawk; RL Rough-legged Hawk; GE Golden Eagle; AK American
Kestrel; ML Merlin; PG Peregrine Falcon; UA Unidentified Accipiter; UB
Unidentified Buteo; UF Unidentified Falcon; UR Unidentified Raptor |